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High potential for formation and persistence of chimeras following aggregated larval settlement in the broadcast spawning coral, Acropora millepora.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Feb 2012
Puill-Stephan E, van Oppen M J H, Pichavant-Rafini K, Willis B L
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In sessile modular marine invertebrates, chimeras can originate from fusions of closely settling larvae or of colonies that come into contact through growth or movement. While it has been shown that juveniles of brooding corals fuse under experimental conditions, chimera formation in broadcast sp...
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